Additional infoCover art made by Arvo Viikate under pseudonym Angri-La W. Recording and mixing by J-J Nippala. Recorded at Funny-Farm-studios (in Kouvola, Finland) in only two days 1997-1-4 & 5.

First demo of Viikate, released only on audio tape. All tracks of demo were later published in several Viikate-recordings. Piinaava hiljaisuus has also a motto: '...hiljaisuuden jälkeen kukaan ei halunnut enää nauraa...' ('After the silence nobody wanted to laugh')